Kuala Kedah is a town and parliamentary constituency in Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

, Malaysia. It is a fishing port, located at the mouth of the Kedah River

Kedah River

Kedah River is a river in Kedah, Malaysia. The river passes through Alor Setar and empties into the Straits of Malacca at Kuala Kedah.Its volume is about 3695 km³....

, and serves as a terminus for ferries to the tourist island of Langkawi

Langkawi

Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...

. It is home to a fort, Kota Kuala Kedah, built in 1770.

The parliamentary constituency of Kuala Kedah, which includes the town and surrounding areas, is represented by Ahmad Kassim

Ahmad Kassim

Ahmad Kassim is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kuala Kedah constituency in Kedah, Malaysia. He is a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition....

 of the opposition People's Justice Party (PKR). The three state assembly seats for the district are held by PKR's coalition partners, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.